Ariyalur

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 7,54,894
Density : 390 per sq.km
Female : 3,80,191
Male: 3,74,703
Elderly : 87,848
Literates: 480604 (63.66%)
Urban Population: 83794 (11.1%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 272241
Marginal workers : 87610
Non workers : 395043
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 11042 ha
Lakes: Elandaikudam Lake, Venganur Lake, Sukran Lake
Area 1933.98 sq.km , No. of Blocks 6 , No. of Villages 201 ,Municipalities 2 , Panchayat Unions: 6 ,Town Panchayats 2

Ariyalur

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Cauvery River Basin and Vellar Basin

Cauvery River Basin - 81.04%
         
Vellar Basin - 18.96%
Major river: River Vellar, River Marudaiyar and River Coleroon
Water Systems : 1 dam
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 94726 ha

Cropping intensity - 118.7 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 40.85 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 0.01 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 163 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Urban Households : 21187
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

Ariyalur

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 32.9 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.5 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

Ariyalur

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 1027.1 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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